Patents by Inventor SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130266488
    Abstract: A cassette for a radioactive isotope handling apparatus includes a substrate including a plurality of holders capable of attaching piping; and piping attached to the substrate by some of the plurality of holders. The substrate may be provided with a plurality of through holes for opening and closing the piping. The plurality of holders have a plurality of first holders capable of attaching the piping along a first direction; and a plurality of second holders capable of attaching the piping along a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130220112
    Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerator includes a cylinder; a displacer configured to reciprocate in the cylinder; a driving unit configured to drive a rotational shaft having an axial direction oriented in a direction of reciprocating movement of the displacer; and a movement conversion unit configured to convert rotational movement of the rotational shaft into the reciprocating movement of the displacer. The movement conversion unit is a screw unit including a male thread and a female thread one of which is a part of the displacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130219923
    Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerator includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder, a first displacer and a second displacer configured to reciprocate inside the first cylinder and the second cylinder, respectively, an intake and outlet system configured to alternately perform a first operation of supplying gas to the first cylinder and discharging the gas from the second cylinder and a second operation of discharging the gas from the first cylinder and supplying the gas to the second cylinder, a communication path configured to communicate the first cylinder with the second cylinder, and an opening and closing part configured to open and close the communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130220111
    Abstract: A disclosed cryogenic refrigerator includes a cylinder, a displacer reciprocally moving inside the cylinder, and an elastic unit which is provided in at least one of a pair of end regions respectively including a pair of end portions within a range of a reciprocal motion of the displacer, accumulates an elastic force when the displacer approaches the end portion, and releases the elastic force when the displacer departs from the end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130219924
    Abstract: A cryopump includes: a first panel to be cooled by a first stage of a refrigerator; a second panel to be cooled by a second stage of the refrigerator; a panel temperature sensor provided with the first panel and/or the second panel; a stage temperature sensor provided with the first stage and/or the second stage; and a control unit that controls vacuum pumping based on the temperature measured by the stage temperature sensor. The control unit controls regeneration including a heating process of a cryopanel, and uses the temperature measured by the panel temperature sensor exclusively in the regeneration. The control unit completes the heating process based on the temperature measured by the panel temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130221777
    Abstract: A power transmission device is provided, the power transmission device comprising: a motor including a rotor having a permanent magnet embedded therein and a stator, and configured to generate a rotational force; a reducer configured to transmit the rotational force of the motor; and a wet brake mechanism configured to put a brake the rotation of the motor. Spaces accommodating the motor, the reducer, and the brake mechanism communicate with each other so that lubricant oil can flow through the spaces. A leakage magnetic flux at an axial end face of the rotor away from the brake mechanism is greater than that of the end face toward the brake mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130217156
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell according to an aspect includes detecting a positioning pattern that includes at least a part of an ion implantation pattern in which an ion is implanted into a predetermined region of a solar cell substrate, and performing relative positioning between a process unit and the solar cell substrate, wherein the process unit executes a predetermined process based on the detected positioning pattern when the predetermined process is executed to the solar cell substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130210183
    Abstract: An ion implantation method includes: placing, in an atmosphere, a mask, which is used in conjunction with a tray for accommodating a substrate for a solar cell, at a first position covering a partial area on a surface of the substrate while maintaining the mask aligned relative to the substrate or at a second position distanced from the surface of the substrate; implanting, in a vacuum, ions in a first area on the surface of the substrate while the mask is placed at the first position; and implanting, in a vacuum, ions in a second area on the surface of the substrate while the mask is placed at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130209850
    Abstract: A plurality of cell units is stacked. A pressurizing mechanism applies a compressive force in a stacked direction to a stacked structure of the cell units. Each of the cell units includes a power storage cell, and a frame body which supports the power storage cell. The frame body includes a positioning portion which restrains a relative position with respect to a direction perpendicular to the stacked direction of the frame bodies adjacent in the stacked direction. The positioning portion positions the frame bodies with respect to the direction perpendicular to the stacked direction. A margin is kept in a direction in which the frame bodies are closer in the stacked direction in a state where the compressive force is applied to the stacked structure due to pressurization through the pressurizing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130199210
    Abstract: A cryopump includes a low-temperature cryopanel, a high-temperature cryopanel provided outside the low-temperature cryopanel, and a housing provided outside the high-temperature cryopanel. The high-temperature cryopanel includes an extension panel extending outward. The housing includes an inlet flange surrounding the extension panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130192034
    Abstract: A disclosed refrigerator installing structure that enables a refrigerator including a cylinder and a displacer to be installed in a vacuum vessel in which an object to be cooled is accommodated, the displacer being removed from the cylinder during maintenance, the cylinder being movable inside a sleeve between a position at which the cylinder thermally contacts the sleeve and another position at which the cylinder does not thermally contact the sleeve includes a discharge mechanism configured to discharge a gas inside a space formed between the sleeve and the cylinder if a pressure inside the space becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130192277
    Abstract: A cold trap includes two individually controllable cooling units. The cold trap is provided in an evacuation path for connecting a vacuum chamber to a turbomolecular pump, The first cooling unit includes a first panel unit provided in the evacuation path such that the panel is exposed, and a first refrigerator thermally coupled to the first panel unit so as to cool the first panel unit. The second cooling unit includes a second panel unit provided in the evacuation path such that the panel is exposed, and a second refrigerator thermally coupled to the second panel unit so as to cool the second panel unit. The first panel unit is spaced apart from the second panel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130194713
    Abstract: A rotary capacitor which changes electrostatic capacity by changing a mutually opposite area of a pair of electrodes which opposes each other, includes a rotary shaft which can rotate around a central axis, wherein the pair of electrodes includes a first electrode plate which protrudes from a circumferential surface of the rotary shaft, and a second electrode plate which may be separated in a direction along the central axis with respect to the first electrode plate and may be disposed so as to oppose the first electrode plate, and a notch which penetrates in a plate thickness direction may be formed on an edge portion of the first electrode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130192276
    Abstract: A cryopump includes a housing, an electrical control unit which controls the cryopump, a purge valve provided on a passage between an external purge gas source and the inside of the housing, a rough valve provided on a passage between an external pump and the inside of the housing, a vent valve provided on a passage between the inside and the outside of the housing, and a Pirani gauge which measures a pressure inside the housing. The electrical control unit is connected to each of the purge valve, rough valve, vent valve, and Pirani gauge via a wire. Each of the wires is provided with a connector on the component side and a connector on the electrical control unit side. The connector on the component side is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the connector on the electrical control unit side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130184512
    Abstract: A charged particle beam irradiation device includes a particle accelerator that accelerates charged particles and ejects a charged particle beam, a cylindrical outer shell part that is capable of rotating around a rotating axis, an irradiation unit that is capable of irradiating an irradiation target with the charged particle beam, the irradiation direction of which changes in accordance with the rotation of the outer shell part, and a beam transport line that transports the charged particle beam ejected from the particle accelerator to the irradiation unit. The particle accelerator and the beam transport line may be at least partially housed within the outer shell part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130174582
    Abstract: A cryogenic refrigerator includes a displacer including a body part and a heat conducting part, wherein the material of the heat conducting part has a higher thermal conductivity than the body part; a cylinder accommodating the displacer in such a manner as to allow the displacer to reciprocate in the axial directions of the cylinder, wherein an expansion space is formed between the cylinder and a low temperature end of the displacer; a clearance channel formed between the displacer and the cylinder so as to allow a refrigerant gas to flow into the expansion space; and a cooling stage positioned adjacent to the expansion space. The heat conducting part faces the cooling stage across the clearance channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130160468
    Abstract: A compressor controller includes: a control amount calculation unit configured to calculate at least two control amounts including a first control amount for controlling a first control object that relates to a gas amount for cooling a cryogenic apparatus, and a second control amount for controlling a second control object that relates to the refrigerant gas amount and that is different from the first control object, the second control amount being common with the first control amount; and a selection unit configured to select a control object to be controlled from at least two control objects including the first control object and the second control object on the basis of a comparison between the at least two common control amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130164579
    Abstract: A battery inspection apparatus includes a temperature control system configured to provide a temperature control of the batteries by supplying a temperature control fluid through a battery supporting portion to flow, between adjacent batteries, the fluid along the side surfaces thereof and by discharging the fluid through a contactor supporting portion. The contactor supporting portion is provided to face the battery supporting portion and supports a plurality of contactors. The temperature control system may include at least one cross-flow fan that is arranged along an array direction of the batteries, a vent of the fan directed to the plurality of batteries, in order to supply an air flow toward the plurality of batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130095976
    Abstract: A wheel driving speed reducer includes a parallel shaft gear mechanism that includes a parallel shaft gear, a planetary gear mechanism that is provided on a rear stage of the parallel shaft gear mechanism and includes planetary gears and an internal gear with which the planetary gears internally mesh, and a casing that accommodates the parallel shaft gear mechanism and the planetary gear mechanism. A tooth portion of the parallel shaft gear protrudes and extends into a gap, which is formed between the casing and the internal gear or a member integrated with the internal gear, in an axial direction. The tooth portion of the parallel shaft gear and the internal gear or the member integrated with the internal gear overlap each other when seen in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.